- John Halvorsen
John Halvorsen (born
17 August 1966 ) is a retired Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in10,000 metres andcross-country running . He representedIF Minerva .In 10,000 m he finished sixteenth at the
1988 Summer Olympics , twelfth at the 1990 European Championships and nineteenth at the1992 Summer Olympics . At the 1987 World Championships he competed in both 10,000 m and5000 m without reaching the finals. His highest place from theIAAF World Cross Country Championships was a tenth place from 1989. He also attended University of Ottawa and is also a record 4 times Canadian University (CIAU) Cross Country Champion and a 5 times all Canadian as well as two times Canadian Cross Country Champion and won several Canadian 10K Road Championships.He was very successful on the US Road Racing Circuit and was the 1989 Runners World Road Racer of the Year and won several of the major US Road Races including the Lilac Bloomsday 12km, Gaspatilla 15km, Red Lobster 10km, Boston Milk Run and holds the 14th fastest all-time 12km Road Race Performance
Today he is the current Race Director for the Ottawa Race Weekend featuring the ING Ottawa Marathon and the MDS Nordion 10K for which he still holds the course record (28:12 set in 1988) [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/internasjonal/mh.htm Norwegian international athletes - H] no icon] He became Norwegian champion in 5000 m in 1992 and 1993 [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m5000.htm Norwegian championships in 5000 metres] no icon] and in 10,000 m in 1986 and 1991-1993. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/nm/m10000.htm Norwegian championships in 10,000 metres] no icon] [Cite web |url=http://www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/cross_country/2005/past.cfm |title=Past Championships |accessdate=2008-06-24]
Personal bests
* 5000 metres - 13:20.44 min (1989) - third among Norwegian 5000 m runners, only behind
Marius Bakken andAre Nakkim . [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M5000.htm Norwegian all-time list 5000 metres] no icon]
* 10,000 metres - 27:43.34 min (1990) - third among Norwegian 10,000 m runners, only behindAre Nakkim andKnut Kvalheim . [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/M10000.htm Norwegian all-time list 10,000 metres] no icon]
*Half marathon - 1:03:15 hrs (1992) - eleventh among Norwegian half marathon runners. [ [http://www.friidrett.no/friidrett/statistikk/at/sen/MHALVMAR.htm Norwegian all-time list half marathon] no icon]References
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